Privilege escalation in libvirt
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2024-4418 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-362 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
libvirt Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | libvirt.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Race condition
EUVDB-ID: #VU89356
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-4418
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition in virNetClientIOEventLoop(). A local user can exploit the race and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information and escalate privileges on the system.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionslibvirt: 9.0.0 - 10.2.0
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt_org:libvirt:9.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt_org:libvirt:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:libvirt_org:libvirt:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4418
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2278616
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
